Manchester Buddhist Centre

Salutation to the three jew­els — a day of prac­tice and dis­cus­sion with Samantabhadri

Samantabhadri writes:

“You will prob­ably have asso­ci­ations of chant­ing the Tiratana Vandana. The verses take us back to the time of the Buddha and the sheer impact of pres­ence. They were the words that had to be said again and again and an early, liv­ing expres­sion of the prin­ciple of enlightenment.

For many of us, the verses have become a beau­ti­ful, col­lect­ive expres­sion of our Going for Refuge, while for oth­ers they may still be a newer or even puzz­ling experience.

We will explore together our responses and the sense of our Going for Refuge. This will be sup­por­ted by some med­it­a­tion and devo­tional prac­tice. I am also excited about vis­it­ing Manchester Buddhist Centre!”

About Samantabhadri

Samantabhadri was ordained in 1995 and was a founder mem­ber of the Colchester Sangha. She was mitra con­venor there for twelve years, led mitra study and sup­por­ted many women in their ordin­a­tion process.

After leav­ing her teach­ing job at a sixth form col­lege, she became a carer to her mother in her final years of demen­tia and felt enriched by this exper­i­ence. For a while, she acted as a funeral cel­eb­rant and has been keen to share this skill within the Order.

In late 1998, she moved to Taraloka where her main respons­ib­il­ity is lead­ing retreats.